The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-28

~ AHoeto VI Uau copper6 rendered at the
church door.
Mr.. JULIAN HAWTHORNE points ont the
Importance Of fresh outdoor air to the
lungs and laments that most people let
year after year go by without once draw
ing full breath.
PROFESSOR FRANCIS l.. PATTON, for
meriy OF Chicago, now of Princeton, will
contribute to the Forum for June an ar
ticle under the significant title "Is An
dover Romanizing?"
The dead line is not at fifty, or sixty.
or eighty, but whenever a man dies: and
some men are dead before they get out Of
the seminary. So the Enaminer puts il.
and well, too. Make note of it, brother
minister.
ACCORDING to the Roman Catholic III.
rectory, recently published. there are 413
priests in the diocese of New York. 312
in Boston, 2S7 in Baltimore, 2s2 in Chi
cago, 270 in Philadelphia, 254 in az.
Louis, 227 in Milwaukee, and 219 in
Cincinnati.
The late W. @. DE PAW, of New Alba.
ny, Ind, left fortune variously reckon
ed at from ten to fifteen million of dol.
lars. During his life he gave away
about 100000 He was a Methodist
and endowed the University, at Green
castle which now bears his honored name.
CARDINAL SIMEoN1 has advised the
pope to direct the Irish bishops not to as.
soclate themselves with the Irish aeitat-.
ors. But Irish bishops have reached
the point, where, in political matters. thew
do not always accept advice from card;-
nails OF the church, or the pope himself.
AT the unwilling of the GARFIELD.
monument PRESIDENT CLEVELAND smoke
OF the loving tenderness of GARFIELD in
every domestic relation, his bravery on
the field Of battle, his fame and distinc-
ton in the halls of legislation, and his
highest honor and dignity in the chief
maRistracy of the nation.
HE native American is laconic or
nothing, remarks the Standard Here ia
terse and pointed speech by an Indian
at Washington, quoted by the Forum. as
made in 1880: Four years ago the Amer
lean people promised to be friends with
us. They lied. That is ALL" It is
enough. Let us pause and reflect.
AN observing commercial traveller.
writing to the Western Christian Adyo-
cate, says: "My business calls me to
travel up and down the railroad lines of
Iowa, and 1 find the saloon is Fastening
to be thing of the past. The sentiment
that was felt and expressed year ago in
favor OF the saloon is rapidly dying out"
THE mother of r. D. GAMBREnb, whose
assassination in jackson, Miss, by the
liquor anarchists, we noted last week,
writes to the editor of The Voice: "He
fell martyr to the cause of truth and
temperance. May his heroic life and
cruel death be used of GoD to forward the
cause of prohibition, is the prayer of his
sorrowing mother"
Pope LEO XIII. has addressed letter
to BISHOP IRELAND, of Minnesota, strong
ly commencing the work of the Catholic
Total Abstinence Union and also the &C.
ton of the Plenary Council of Baltimore
in reference to the suppression of intem-
perance. Total abstinence is declared to
be the truly efficscious remedy" for the
evils OF strong drink.
I" If the English tongue" says PRoF.
SWING, now possesses twice as many
words as the Greeks possessed, that would
remind us that the human race had
doubled its treasures of mind and body
since HOMER and PERIoLEs. Language
has become millionaire. One idea has
led to another, until there is paradise
where once there was sand. plain"
CORRESPONDENT of the Notusulga
Herald wishes to know what Bible su-
thority there is for the name Universalist,
and is thus answered by the editor: 'Be-
cause we believe in Christ as universal
God as a universal Father,
and in heaven as the final home of all.
Our reasons therefor are conclusive and
Scriptural. The name is beautifully ex-
THE new universal language called
" Volapuk," seems to be meeting with
great favor in Europe. 1t is said to be
already in use by ten thousand people of
various nationalities. The extraordinary
claim is made that Volapuk is SO simple
that it can be learned in ten lessons.
Volapuk enjoys the very valuable distinc-
ton of being the only tongue ON earth in
which the rules have no exceptions.
WHILE Mr.. BEEoHER, remarks the
Presbyterian, collected large congrega-
ton in Plymouth church, Brooklyn, he
did not constitute the people into a
strong, compact and abiding church. It
is reported that Mr.. SHEARMAN told the
last week that il they de-
ferred the calling of pastor to the au-
tumD, there would be no church left for
a new pastor to greet. Disintegration is
rapid in an assembly held by the attrac-
ton of a single name.
JOSH BILLINGS once uttered truth
bip enOuQh for n aermon Whan asked